Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
regional governor in ancient China
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
riverside; edge of a river
minoban (paper size; 273x394mm)
to spread; to be propagated
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
convenient; handy; useful
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
female private parts; female genitals
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell